Alison Grace Thornton (born August 14, 1999) is a Canadian-American actress. She is best known for playing Zooey Hernandez Frumpkis in ''

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'', and Lydia Spring in ''Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency''.

Early life

Alison Grace Thornton was born in

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, Canada to American parents Allen Thornton and Wendy Loken Thornton (both

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professors), who immigrated to Canada and became citizens. She has an older sister, Emily Marie Thornton. Thornton graduated from Dr. Charles Best Secondary School in 2017 and is currently attending

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. She is fluent in both English and French. She currently lives in Vancouver and

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Career

Thornton began performing at the age of five in dance, singing, piano, and theater at

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in Coquitlam, British Columbia. In her first television role, she played Angeline Bennett in the

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movie ''

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'' starring Candace Cameron Bure and

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. She then played Charlotte Spehn in the movie '' The Color of Rain'' with

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. She played Zooey Hernandez Frumpkis for 26 episodes of

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's first scripted series, ''

'', and Lydia Spring in ''Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency'', alongside

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. In 2018, she was cast as Bethany Forrest in the

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film ''The Mental State''. Initially cast as a guest star for the pilot episode, she was promoted to a series regular role a
Tacy Cassidy
in the

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of the

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novel ''Dare Me''., which premiered December 29, 2019. In addition to acting, Thornton is an avid writer. When she was in the eleventh grade, her class was encouraged to enter their short stories into a writing competition with publication as the prize. Her short story "Five Rings" was selected and appears i
Lost Door''.
When she moved to LA at 18, she entered her work into a poetry reading session
"His Moon"
was selected for publication by ''Ariel's Dream Literary Journal''.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thornton, Alison 1999 births Living people Actresses from Vancouver Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses 21st-century American actresses 21st-century Canadian actresses American television actresses American film actresses Canadian people of American descent